Timeline of motoring history 1940 - 2008
1940
Car production in Britain is put on hold as most factories go over to munitions production.
The German Luftwaffe destroys the centre of Coventry.
Oldsmobile and...

Ted Ryan heading and pulling his RV north pass the Hazzartd Range County Government building .on NM 168 he is heading to northern part of Hazzard Range National Forest in Sweetwater County to go hunting . His favorite...

Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Roadster at the 2013 Toronto International Auto Show

Auto Show review
GM (Cadillac): Show issue: Once again you have the same problem as previous years. You try to put on a stage show and that’s just stupid. Stop it. Don’t do it. Cease and desist. Yes yes yes, you have...

Vauxhall's best selling and first SUV, strong, dependable, reliable, and generally an all around good bean, and we can owe all this raunchy excellence to Isuzu!
Yes, although marketed as a Vauxhall, the Frontera is...

Vauxhall's best selling and first SUV, strong, dependable, reliable, and generally an all around good bean, and we can owe all this raunchy excellence to Isuzu!
Yes, although marketed as a Vauxhall, the Frontera is...

As some may know, John Baker was the blond character's name on "CHiPs" The character was played by Larry Wilcox.
When the series began, John's character had a super tiny little honda CVCC. Later on he got...

Can Honda's Revived Ridgeline Do the Unthinkable?

Honda (NYSE:HMC) stepped into the American pickup truck market with its Ridgeline in 2005, but has found it difficult to carve out a niche for the model. Now, however, the Japanese carmaker is gearing up to revamp the Ridgeline. With the market

Honda's Trucks Shine While Sedans Continue to Slump

Source: Honda. Honda (NYSE:HMC) may be known for its cars, but right now it's trucks -- yes, trucks -- that are powering Honda's profits. Last week, Honda reported a 20% jump in second-quarter profits, thanks largely to strong sales of its truck models

Video Review: Toyota Tacoma Retains Its Reliability

For a news media event in Seattle (you know, the city 30 miles north of Tacoma), Toyota built an impressive off-road course worthy of a movie set. It buried TRD Off-Road model trucks in sand up to their axles and then used Crawl Control's electronics

2016 Nissan Frontier Will Have Few Changes

Most reports have the next-generation Frontier set to debut as a 2017 model. The expectation is that it will not only be better able to compete against an entire segment of all-new competitors — the Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, Honda Ridgeline

Ford Ranger Might Return to US

A lot has changed in the last 12 months. Not only have the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon been well received — winning several prestigious awards (namely the Best Pickup of 2014 and Motor Trend's Truck of the Year) — but

Honda's new fuel station helps drive CNG market

For passenger cars and trucks, only about 30 models run on CNG, or are "bi-fuel," meaning they can switch between gasoline and natural gas. Most of these are pickup trucks. Honda sold a version of the Civic that runs on natural gas from 1998 until this

may be known for its cars, but right now it's trucks -- yes, trucks -- that are powering Honda's profits. Last week, Honda reported a 20% jump in second-quarter profits , thanks largely to strong sales of its truck models in major markets like the U. S. and China. But we'd better get used to it: Honda said on Monday that its truck sales took another big leap in July. arm said on Monday that its U. S. sales of trucks rose 13. 2% in July, helping the company to an overall 7. 7% year-over-year gain. To be clear, when Honda says "trucks," it (mostly) isn't talking about pickups. The company does sell a pickup, the Ridgeline, but most of its "truck" models come from its acclaimed car-based crossover SUVs and its Odyssey minivan. Those Honda SUVs have done very well in 2015 , and they continued to post gains in July. Honda's CR-V is now second only to the Accord in the brand's U. S. sales standings, and it's closing fast with an 11. 4% increase in July. Like most of its rivals, Honda has struggled to post sales gains with its mainstream sedans. Source: www.fool.com

The problem isn't building a "better" truck than Toyota, the problem is selling more. GM has made a very good, better in many ways than the Tacoma, mid size trucks, but the inflated resale values of Toyota's (in general) keep the Tacoma selling way more trucks. I wish it would, that 2. 7 EcoBeast in a smaller and lighter truck would completely embarrass the other mid size rigs. I would like to see a true compact truck with a 4 door and super cab option as well as a regular cab long bed, something similar in size to the original Sport Trac. If they want the Ranger to succeed they should move completely away from the body style of the global Ranger for it to sell well. If Ford came out with the new Ranger that was competitive in looks and capabilities to the Tacoma I would seriously consider. I don't plan to wait until 2018 to purchase my first truck. The article I read say that ford would they could consider it if they could get the vehicle to get 6-8 mpg better then the f150 costed 5-6k less then it as well. For ford to make a truck with that mpg (34mpg hwy) it wouldn't be strong enough for any real capabilities (9000 ish lbs. How many of the full size freaks slammed me when I stated Ford needs the Ranger in the US and it will come back. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com

19, Honda and Trillium CNG held a grand opening for their local station at 24000 Honda Parkway, part of the Honda manufacturing campus. Also this week, IGS Energy and Renergy opened a public fueling station at state Route 61 and Interstate 71 in Marengo in Morrow County. "The infrastructure is getting really strong," said Sam Spofforth, executive director of Clean Fuels Ohio, an advocacy group that supports a shift away from gasoline as a motor fuel. The stations are part of an attempt by businesses and local governments to expand the use of natural gas, which costs less than gasoline and has fewer harmful emissions. Dublin, which also has CNG vehicles, opened a fuel station three years ago to serve city vehicles, but it also is open to public customers. Dublin officials have said the station went through 440,000 gasoline gallon equivalents of CNG fuel in 2014. Natural-gas vehicles account for a fraction of 1 percent of the cars and trucks on the road, with about 118,000 vehicles in 2011, the most... For passenger cars and trucks, only about 30 models run on CNG, or are "bi-fuel," meaning they can switch between gasoline and natural gas. Most of these are pickup trucks. Honda sold a version of the Civic that runs on natural gas from. Source: www.thisweeknews.com

Video Review: Toyota Tacoma Retains Its Reliability

Yet it owned the midsize pickup market, with the Nissan Frontier and Honda Ridgeline far behind ... The 2016 Tacoma is a far better truck than the one it replaces. All five models add machismo to the familiar design. There is more high-strength steel ...

2016 Nissan Frontier Will Have Few Changes

The expectation is that it will not only be better able to compete against an entire segment of all-new competitors — the Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, Honda Ridgeline ... in the midsize pickup truck segment. For the 2016 model year, Frontier ...

Honda's new fuel station helps drive CNG market

For passenger cars and trucks, only about 30 models run on CNG, or are "bi-fuel," meaning they can switch between gasoline and natural gas. Most of these are pickup trucks. Honda sold a version of the Civic that runs on natural gas from 1998 until this year.

NHTSA launches new probe into Honda airbag control modules

The automaker has been forced to recall more than 24 million vehicles, by far, the largest number of cars and trucks feeling the impact of ... announced a new probe of airbags in Honda Accord models, unrelated to the faulty airbag inflators.

All-New 2016 Honda Pilot Nabs Top Safety Pick from IIHS

IIHS awards its Top Safety Pick+ designation only to cars and trucks that offer a front crash-prevention ... Relying heavily on computer-aided design, the Alabama-built 2016 Pilot is the first Honda model developed without physical preproduction prototypes.